Dismountable toy furniture



April 19, 1932. M NEBEL 1,854,663

DISMOUNTABLE TOY AFURNTUREI Filed June 14, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet l xpr'ilX yI9, 1932. M E NEBEL 1,854,663

DISMOUNTABLE TOY FURNITURE Fiied June 14, 1928 3 sheets-sheet 2 fig. /3

April 19, 1932. M. E. NEBEL 1,854,663

I IDISMOUNTABLE TOY FURNITURE Filed June 1 4, 192s s sheets-sheet s r fri/77% 51 permitting'the assembly of miniature doll` Patented Apr. 19, 1 932 f UNITE- D STAT MIGUEL ENRIQUE NEBEL, QF PARIS, FRANCE DISMOUNTABLE TOY FURNITURE Y Application led June 14, 1928, Serial No. 285,28-6, and in France August 1927.

The present invention relates to dismountable toy furniture such as tables,- chairs, sofas'or similar articles destined particularly to constitute childrens playthings,

furniture from a series of dismountable elements.

lThe principal object of the invention is toy providean article of dismountable toy furniture formed from a plurality of elements jointed together, each element being formed from a bent up thin sheet metal blank, and each joint comprisin bent up tongues on one element adapted etachably to engage in open slot-ways of adjacent elements, the said open slot-ways being formed by bending over or doubling back a portion of the blank of the last-mentioned elements. ForA a urther object, the invention provides other ton es adapted to be bent, to hold the dodliled back portions of the elements with the open slot-ways lin position, and for a further object to form some of the elements with legs, and other elements with shaped plane surfaces', and for a still further object to provide assembling keys for preventing the separation of the' elements.

The invention further contemplates imparting 4a certain amount of rigidity to the toys thus constructed and hence establish a more reliable product.

Other objects of the invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art in the accompanyingdrawings given by way of example one double leg and in which- Fig. 1 shows a cut-out table top;

Fig. 2 shows a cut-out double leg therefor;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the top and folded and about to be kassembled;

Fig. 4is a perspective view of a'three-} 3ait ordinary chair;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a three-Apart arm-chair;

Figs. 6 to 9 show the dierent parts of anv octagonal table; Figs. 10 to 14 represent the dierent parts of an arm chair;

Fig-15 is a side elevational view of the arm-chair assembled;

Fig. v16 is a rear view thereof; and

Fig. 17 isa front view thereof.

The table top is constituted of a very thin sheet steel pattern cut out in the form shown in Fig. 1. The two end portions 2 and 3 are of U shape and are bent over on the bottom of the table top along the dotted lilies 4 and 5 and are maintained in that position by means of lugs 6 bent thereover.

The double-legs 7 are cut out of sheet metalto the form shown in Fig. 2 and the parts 8 and 9 are bent. at right angles along the dotted lines 10. The flap 11 is bent outward along the dotted line 12 and the lugs 13 and 14 are likewisebent outward along the lines 15.

Fig. 3 shows the table to 1 and the doublefoot 7 in perspective. T e part 11 is slid under the bent overpart 2 as well as the two lateral lugs 14. A second double-leg is inserted beneath the part 3 and the table is completed, said second legrnot having been shown. Disassembling is accomplished in reverse fashion.

The chair of Fig. 4 is constituted by four elements cut out of very thin sheet metal. The element 16 constitutes the back and is furnished at its lower part with a tongue 20 for assembling the seat 19. The double legs 17 and 18 are each provided with a tongue 21 for assembling on the back 16 and a tongue 22 for engaging corresponding slots in seat y The arm chair of Fig. 5 is likewise constructed of four elements 23, 24, 25 and 26 assembled in the same manner as the chair previously described.

As shown in Figs. 6 to 9vthe octagonal table top 1 is cut out from a very thin sheet of metal in such wise as to form rectangular flaps 2"" on the eight sides thereof which are bent inwardly along the dotted lines :forI giving rigidity to the table top.

The legs of the table'are cut out according to Fig. 8 and consist of three parts 5', 6', and 7', the middle being provided with two lateral lugs 6a. The part 5 is bent over on the dottedy line and maintained in that position by lugs 6a The upper extremity 7 is subsequently bent at a right angle and the four feet are fixed to the top 1 by slidin the part 7 under a lia 2.

he table is also furnis ed with a lower shelf asl shown in Fig. 7 also of octagonal form and provided with four lateral lu s 9 which are bent over at right angles. ugs 9 are ada ted to slide between members 4 and 5 of t e table feet which are held together by lugs 6E. It follows that a table constructed in this manner after assemblage yof its dierent elementshas perfect stability due chieiy to the new mode of construction of feet which assurs the required rigidity.

Referring to Fi s. 10 to 14 the arm chair is constituted by our diiferentelements, to wit, the two sides, Fi 10 and 11, the seat (Fi 12), the back Fig. 13) and the assemling key (Fig. 14

The sides are integral with the feet as illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11; These members are beaten out interiorly so as to .form a hexagonal lrecess and three lugs 12', 13 and 14. 'Ihe part 11 is folded on the upper part 10 as shown in Fi 11 ina wa to establish two feet. The w ole is maintained in position by the folding back of lugs 12 vand 13.

The seat 15 (Fig. 12) is provided with three lugs 16', 16 and 17. The lugs 16 are bent over at right angles and are slidden between members 10 and 11 while the lug 17 is introduced between the parts 18 and 19,l of the back (Fig. 13). These last two parts are bent over on each other as shown by the dotted line and then assembled by means of'lugs 20.

The back is maintained rigidly in place by means of lugs 14 which are folded at right angles toward the interior and which are slidden laterally between parts 18 and 19.

blank so disposed that it comes in a'plane parallel and extremely closely adjacent to thatxof another portion of the same element to leave an open slotway between the parts, such elements with slotways having further bent over tongues to engage with the bent over or doubled back portions of the said elements to maintain them lin position, the

' joints between the elements being formed by the bent tongues which project at a desired angle from at least one edge of an element,

` detachably engaging in the open slotways of adjacent elements, substantially as set forth. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

' MIGUEL ENRIQUE NEBEL.

In order to obtain a perfect rigidity of the v arm chair and prevent separation-of the different elements; it is provided near the to with an assembling key 21 (Fi 14) which 1s provided with two lugs 22" nt at ri ht angles and adapted to slide in the noto es 23 of the seat (Fig. 12). Said keymust first be removed when disassembling.

Obviously many other forms of furniture might be readily created in accordance with my invention without departing from the spirit thereof as comprehended within the sccpeV of the appended claim.

aving described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- An article of dismountable toy furniture comprising a plurality of elements jointed together, each element being formed from a bent up thin sheet metal blank, some elements comprising bent tongues projecting at a desired angle'from at least one edge of the said element and other elements comprising a bent over or doubled back portion of the 

